http://trishatorrey.com/2008/03/11/hospitals-never-events-and-your-bill/ A blog about patient empowerment, advocacy, safety, consumerism and tools to navigate the dysfunction of American health care. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:08:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://trishatorrey.com/2008/03/11/hospitals-never-events-and-your-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-2283 Myrna Wed, 21 May 2008 13:27:44 +0000 http://trishatorrey.com/2008/03/11/hospitals-never-events-and-your-bill/#comment-2283 I am recovering, or attempting to recover, from a bout with a MRSA infection. I had back surgery on July 31,2007, developed pneumonia the next day. I was sent to a rehab center 3 days later. The rehab center dismissed me after one week. I started intense itching and increased pain which steadily grew worse. The home health nurse offered no suggestions. The Doctor said to take Benedryl. Nothing helped. Finally, when I could not stand it any longer I went to the emergency room on Labor Day after the original incision opened and started to seep fluid. The doctor operated aain the following day and I was diagonsed with MRSA. 12 weeks of antibodic treatments by IV followed requiring a 6 week stay in the rehab center and 6 weeks of daily hospital visits for the IV treatment. The cost for surgery, treatment, rehab center and meds was over $200,000.00. I could have gone home for the entire IV treatment except Medicare refused to pay for the meds and I couldn't afford $250 per day for the IV Meds. Therefor, I was placed in a room with a lady just released from the hospital with Broncodis and I developed an upper respitory infection requiring more meds which compromised my digestive tract and another visit to the emergency room. I contacted three attorneys about a malpractice action and they all refused to take my case. Perhaps, if I had died. They might have looked at it but I doubt it. I am still having difficulty with my digestive tract and have begun itching again. I am afraid the MRSA will return. I am recovering, or attempting to recover, from a bout with a MRSA infection. I had back surgery on July 31,2007, developed pneumonia the next day. I was sent to a rehab center 3 days later.
The rehab center dismissed me after one week. I started intense itching and increased pain which steadily grew worse. The home health nurse offered no suggestions. The Doctor said to take Benedryl. Nothing helped. Finally, when I could not stand it any longer I went to the emergency room on Labor Day after the original incision opened and started to seep fluid. The doctor operated aain the following day and I was diagonsed with MRSA. 12 weeks of antibodic treatments by IV followed requiring a 6 week stay in the rehab center and 6 weeks of daily hospital visits for the IV treatment. The cost for surgery, treatment, rehab center and meds was over $200,000.00. I could have gone home for the entire IV treatment except Medicare refused to pay for the meds and I couldn’t afford $250 per day for the IV Meds. Therefor, I was placed in a room with a lady just released from the hospital with Broncodis and I developed an upper respitory infection requiring more meds which compromised my digestive tract and another visit to the emergency room. I contacted three attorneys about a malpractice action and they all refused to take my case. Perhaps, if I had died. They might have looked at it but I doubt it. I am still having difficulty with my digestive tract and have begun itching again. I am afraid the MRSA will return.

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